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document.write( "The width of a rectangle is 1 and its perimeter is 14. Find the measure of a diagnonal of the rectangle. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #209284 by nyc_function(2741) You can put this solution on YOUR website! The Pythagorean Theorem states: a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the perimeter is 14 and the width is 1, then the length must be 6.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let a = 6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let b = 1\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We are looking for c.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here is the set up and you can finish.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(6)^2 + (1)^2 = c^2 \n" ); document.write( " |